Carrier for golf-clubs.



J. D. CADY.

CARRIER FOR GOLF CLUBS. APPLICATlON FILED SEPT. 16, 1915.

1 1 76,03 1 Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

" are.

JOHN DEERE CADY, F MOLINE, ILLINGIS.

seamen non sour-cause.

- Specification of letters Eatent.

Patented Mar. 231, 1915.

Application filed September 16, 1915. Serial No. 50,988.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, JOHN DEERE Car e, a citizen of the United'States,residing at Moline, in the county of Rock Island, State of Illinois,have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Carriers .for Golf-Clubs, of which the following isa specification, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings.

The clubs used in the game of golf'are, almost without exception,carried around the grounds during the period of play in a caused by thecarrying of so much weight 5 not only detracts from his pleasure but-to]some extent, it is believed, impairs his efiectiveness in the game. a

. It is the object'of my invention to provide new and improved means forthe transportation of the golf-clubs of a player over f the grounds on 1which a game is being played, whereby the weight of the playerscollection of clubs will not have to be carried or lifted, except.possibly at certain places, and thereby the 'ob'ections above referredto will be avoided. riefiy stated, I accomplish this result by providinga carrier comprising a suitable frame having a-pair of supporting wheelsby which it may be moved' over the ground with but comparatively littleeffort, such frame, in the preferred construction, being adapted toreceive and hold the ordinary bagthat is now generally employed forcarrying the clubs, but which frame may, if desired, be constructed toreceive and hold the clubs without the use of such ordinary club-holdingbag.

With either form of frame, I provide a supporting leg, pivoted to theframe and adapted to be swung out therefrom to maintainthe bag in aninclined position'that will enable the clubs to be readily removed foruse or replaced after use'-such supporting leg being preferablyadjustable. v

I accomplish the object stated by the constructions shown in thedrawings and hereinafter specifically described.

That which I believe to be new will be pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a sideelevation of the carrier; Fig. 2 is afront elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken at line3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken at line '44 of Fig. 1;Fig. 5 is a detail of the adjusting means for the supporting leg; Fig. 6is a detail showing a modification in the construction of the supportingleg; and Fig. 7 is a view in longitudinal central section of a modifiedform of club-supporting frame;

Referring to the several figures of the drawings in which correspondingreference characters are applied to the same parts, 10

indicates a frame best made of. a series of metal rods spaced apart andsuitably con nected together, and so arranged with respect. to eachotheras to form a semi-cylindri'cal shapedreceptacleadapted toapproximatelyconform to the shape of an ordinary golf-club bag. At itslower end the frame is provided with a rest for the closed end of I thebag to abut against,such rest, in the construction shown, being formedby bending or turning the lower end portions of the barssaid rest forthe end of the bag being indicated by 11. Secured to one or more of thebars of the frame 10 is a slide 12 which can be locked in differentadjusted positions by aset-screw or otherwise, and to this slide ispivotally attached a leg 13 adapted, when it is swung out away from theframe, to support; the carrier, in an inclined position. Such supportingleg is held in operative position by a brace 14 that may be pivotallyconnected with the frame and detachably connected with the leg. Thelower end of' the leg 13 is shown-as provided with a head 15, which maywell be in the form of a rubf ber cup to aid in preventing rollingmovement of the device when restmg on a comparatively smooth surface.

16 indicates a pair of wheels, preferably rubber-tired, at oppositesides of the frame 10 and near the lower end thereofsuch wheelsconstituting a rolling support for the device to enable it to be readilymoved from place to place. Saidwheels, in the construction shown, arejournaled on a bent axle 17 that lies wholly outside of the frame 10,but it is obvious that stub axles projecting from the sides of the framemay be employed instead.

.18 indicates straps adapted to encircle the frame and the golf-club bagcarried thereon and, when buckled, to hold such bag and its containedclubs securely in place. Such straps may of course be removably orpermanently fastened to the frame, as desired.

The olf-bag shown is indicated by A and the or mary handle therefor bya.

In use, with the bag strapped in place upon the frame 10 and with t atside-that bears the handle a uppermost, movement of the device over theground is very readily accomplished by the user grasping the saidbag-handle a and pulling up sufliciently to disengage the le 13 from theground so that the weight is w olly upon .thewheels. Ob- 'viously,thereafter the device can be easily pulled alon onthe wheels, and at anytime when it is rought to rest by the operator releasing his hold on thebag-handle the leg will again .come in contact with the ground andthebag be held at the angle desiredadjusted, as will be understood.

such angle being fixed by theposition to which the slide that carriesthe 10 has been y roviding for such adjustment different inclinations ofthe bag are attainable, to adapt the device to the'requii'ements ofusers of different heights. The outer end of the brace will be adjustedto different positions with respect to the leg as may be required tokeep such leg in a substantially vertical position.

, Any suitable means may be provlded for connecting the brace to theleg; in Fig. 1 is shown for this purpose'a series of holes in the, legwith any one of which the turned end of the brace may'engage. Ifdesired, the lower end of the leg 13 may be bifurcated to properlyreceive and hold asmall wheel 19, as shown in Fig.- 6. Thai suchconstruction is em loyed, the leg 13 would be so adjusted wit referenceto the frame that the player in taking hold of the baghandle a would notraise the wheel 19, carried by such leg ofi of the ground, but wouldutilize all three wheels as supports whendragging the device from laceto lace.

In such a construction it wou d be advisable to employ some suitablemeans for preventing accidental moving of the device from the placewhere it was intended to have it rest. In Fig. 7 I have shown amodification wherein the use of the ordinary golf-ba is dispensedwith-the frame itself holding theclubs directly. In this constructionthe frame, indicated by 10, is made, as in the other case, of light butstrong metal bars, and is not semi-cylindrical but substantiallycylindrical'in shape, and it is provided with two or more heads 20having'alined open ings adapted to receive the shafts or handles of theclubs' In suchmodified construction the user would grasp the frameitself when dragging it along, or a suitable handle for that purposecould of course be attached to the frame.

While .I have shown and described the frames in both constructions asmade of light and strong metal bars, and while I prefer thatconstruction as tending to produce a light and attractive device, I donot wish to be limited to so making the frame, as it is evident that 'myinvention may be embodied in connection with frames otherwiseconstructed.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-- 1. In a device of the class described, the combination with a frameadapted to carry a plurality of golf-clubs, a rolling support for theframe and means pivotally attached to the frame for supporting the framein an inclined position, sucllg'sup orting means be- I ing adjustable tovar the mclination of the locking said adjustable supporting means inplace.

3. In device of the class described, the

combination with a frame adapted to carry -a plurality of golf-clubs, ofa rollin support for the frame, a leg connecte the .frame for supportingthe frame in an with ' inclined position, and means for locking said legagainst movement relative 'to the frame.

JoHN Deana CADY.

